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1.
Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries like the one in this photograph?
29.H
3.C
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2.
Which of the following is the best title for this list?
29.B
4.C
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3.
Why did Chicano migrant workers establish the United Farm Workers?
26.A
1
4.
What was the initial response of the U.S. government to the attacks of September 11, 2001?
11.A
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5.
This confrontation centered around —
29.B
21.A
1
6.
The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by —
29.H
5.A
1
7.
Which statement correctly completes this time line?
29.B
14.B
1
8.
Which statement best completes this list?
29.B
3.B
1
9.
The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to —
3.A
1
10.
The event described in this headline resulted in —
29.H
8.F
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11.
Which theme formed the basis of the Chicano Mural Movement?
25.B
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12.
Which technological advance from World War II fulfilled this mission?
29.B
27.B
1
13.
Which diagram is about Sandra Day O’Connor?
29.H
24.B
1
14.
Mahan’s books influenced U.S. efforts to become a world power primarily by —
29.B
4.A
1
15.
Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
9.F
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16.
Which sentence best completes this diagram?
29.B
12.A
1
17.
What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?
29.B
6.A
1
18.
President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points supported Poland by calling for its —
12.B
1
19.
Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?
29.H
13.B
1
20.
Why did the “Return to Normalcy” agenda of U.S. presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?
16.A
1
21.
Which headline describes the primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression?
29.H
16.C
1
22.
The events described in this excerpt provide evidence of which political situation?
29.B
20.B
1
23.
The Social Security Act affected the role of the federal government by —
19.A
1
24.
This amendment gained support based on the belief that people should have the right to vote if they are old enough to —
29.A
23.A
1
25.
Which sentence best completes this diagram?
29.B
8.A
1
26.
Which factor was a primary reason for the shift described in this excerpt?
29.B
13.A
1
27.
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
8.C
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28.
This 1944 poster was produced most likely in response to the —
29.H
17.A
1
29.
How did President Ronald Reagan’s administration support Contra rebels in Nicaragua after Congress cut funding for military aid?
10.D
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30.
Why did the United States seize Pacific islands during World War II?
7.E
1
31.
Which sentence best completes this sequence of events?
29.B
26.C
1
32.
What was the main effect of the changes shown in this graph on the western United States?
29.H
12.A
1
33.
Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?
2.B
1
34.
One reason this provision was included in the Treaty of Versailles was to —
29.A
4.F
1
35.
This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to —
29.H
19.C
1
36.
During World War I, tanks were used on the western front primarily to —
4.E
1
37.
In this excerpt, General Eisenhower is describing his reaction to —
29.B
7.D
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38.
These achievements illustrate Ida B. Wells’s contributions as —
29.H
5.B
1
39.
What is the primary aim of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001?
19.D
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40.
A high school teacher wrote these bullet points on the whiteboard. What was the most likely topic of discussion?
29.B
3.D
1
41.
Which outcome best completes this diagram?
29.B
14.A
1
42.
Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?
8.B
1
43.
Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?
16.B
1
44.
Which policy guided U.S. opposition to this declaration?
29.B
8.D
1
45.
The business practice described above eventually led to the enactment of legislation that —
29.B
15.B
1
46.
Which groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?
5.B
1
47.
This World War II poster publicizes a national campaign aimed at —
29.H
7.G
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48.
These technological advances can all be traced back to which industry?
29.B
28.B
1
49.
Which organization’s name correctly completes this table?
29.B
9.D
1
50.
Which of these is an example of a successful innovation of the assembly-line production model?
27.C
1
51.
Which of the following provides evidence to support President Obama’s assertion that “America became more free and more fair”?
29.B
1
52.
Which action prompted the United States to officially enter World War II?
7.A
1
53.
Which pair of goals best completes this table?
29.B
17.D
1
54.
Which of the following does this event celebrate?
29.H
25.C
1
55.
Which constitutional issue was debated after the release of the Pentagon Papers?
19.B
1
56.
What was a major reason Congress rejected this treaty?
29.B
19.E
1
57.
How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?
28.A
1
58.
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?
29.B
9.A
1
59.
What is the main function of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
16.E
1
60.
Which of the following was primarily responsible for the change depicted in this illustration?
29.H
15.D
1
61.
Which statement best explains how the application of electricity in the early 1900s affected the development of the U.S. economy?
27.A
1
62.
The program being promoted by this poster was created to —
17.B
29.H
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63.
How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon’s administration?
10.A
29.B
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64.
Which action did the federal government take to recognize these soldiers?
26.F
29.H
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65.
Which action is an example of the type of participation described above?
29.B
23.C
1
66.
During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?
8.E
1
67.
How did Steve Jobs influence business in the twenty-first century?
18.B
1
68.
Lines for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from —
